Schröther: Last Name Origin and Family Crest

Schröther is a familiar spelling of the German name Schröter. Name scholars give the meaning as “Tailor (Low German)”.

• The extra “h” in Schröther is a spelling habit rather than a different name.
• Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written.
• Related forms: Schroether, Schroeter and Schrödter.

Arms associated with the name

Arms linked to Schröter and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. For the full story, order the Schröther surname pack.